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Posted by: Tyler Jones, Christina Dale
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mount Rainier
Elevation: 12,300'
Michael G., aka Mix Master Mike,
Congratulations on your climb! You met the challenge with great training, persistence, and most of all a great sense of adventure. We are proud of you and are looking forward to celebrating with you in person. Way to go Mike!!!
M & D
Posted by: Dennis and Kathy Garvey on 7/7/2018 at 1:00 pm
Wow! How exciting, great job Marc! Praying for a safe return, we can’t wait to hear of your adventure! Love, Ben & Celeste
Posted by: Celeste & Ben Wedding on 7/7/2018 at 9:54 am
Posted by: Seth Waterfall, Geoff Schellens
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mexico
Seth Waterfall calls in from Tlachichuca.
On The Map
PATRICK! 11,000’! The PG&E trail is less than child’s play in comparison!
Been keeping up with the blog - looks like you’ve got a great team! I hope all is well! Good job on killing your finals and winning at life.
-Janina
Posted by: Janina on 6/22/2011 at 12:08 am
Nice work mike and team!
Posted by: Sam2 on 6/21/2011 at 6:38 am
Ok, so what we got when the alarms went off was more rain. It wasn't a downpour, but certainly any amount of rain (and also wind in this case) is not the way to start a long day on Cayambe. As we sat staring at our coffee mugs, the sound of raindrops against the window broke the silence. The guide team made the decision to delay our start and took routine trips outside to see if the situation was improving. By 1:00 am, it really hadn't gotten much better, but given the current afternoon temps and weather patterns it seemed like to have any chance we needed to just gamble and get started.
To our astonishment and excitement, we quickly moved out of the cloud and stayed mostly dry to start the day! The stars came out and climbing on Cayambe gives quite a show. The highest point on the equator crosses over the slopes of Cayambe and there is very little light pollution, it really is spectacular. However, that feeling of excitement quickly dwindled as clouds set back in. There were still intermittent views of the stars and town of Cayambe below, but the weather was changing. As we moved higher, it began to snow lightly, getting heavier as we got closer to the summit. It was clear that to make the summit, we would need to move quickly and this team was able to pull it off! We took a short break on the summit, anticipating more precipitation. The surface conditions were rapidly changing on us, so we just kept the train rolling downhill. Eventually, we reached the lower part of the glacier, emerged from the storm cloud and breathed a sigh of relief and satisfaction.
Luck was certainly on our side today as we were able to safely ascend Cayambe on what turned out to be a marginal day. Now we are resting at Casa Ilayaku and with a late start to head to Antisana Basecamp tomorrow morning. We will spend two nights at basecamp and plan to cover a variety of mountaineering skills while enjoying the scenery of the high grasslands. Our summit attempt on Antisana will start on Wednesday night!
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Awesome!!! Just Awesome!! Congratulations Dustin and Team!!
Posted by: Dave Kestel on 2/13/2024 at 3:28 am
The team stood on top of Pico de Orizaba at 7:30 this morning. We had calm air and partly clear skies to begin our hike up the steep moraine trail. Once in the labyrinth the trail was covered in firm snow & ice, which was unexpected based on how dry the surrounding area was. The team was moving up the glacier around 5 am. Once on the summit the pyramid shadow cast by the rising sun greeted everyone and was a highlight of the trip. The descent is always hard on toes and knees but we got back to Piedra Grande hut and packed up for the bumpy ride down in the trucks.
We are back in Sr. Reyes’ hostel and packed for flights tomorrow afternoon. This has been a great trip with a stellar group of climbers, especially since we had summits on Ixta via a forgotten route and a classic Orizaba summit day. Thanks for following along.
RMI Guide Mike King
Photo credit: Mike Greene
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Hey Mike!
That is Awesome!! Brings back Great memories!
Farmer Dave
Posted by: Dave Kestel on 1/22/2024 at 7:15 am
Our son Matt was in your group enjoyed the update and pictures. Thanks for the great job as a guide and keeping everyone safe
Posted by: Barb Coble on 1/20/2024 at 5:22 pm
Posted by: Billy Nugent, Mike King, Sean Collon
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Mt. McKinley
Elevation: 14,200'
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I love you! You got this, Uncle Yeti. :)
Posted by: Morgan Deanenne on 6/29/2015 at 7:11 pm
Thoughts are with you as you push for High Camp…go team.
Doug - “A world without dragons is a world not worth living in.” ― R.A. Salvatore, Streams of Silver
Stay safe - move with grace.
~Belladonna
Posted by: Belladonna on 6/29/2015 at 2:04 pm
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Hi Lil one. Do you have vodka? When in Rome…
Posted by: Stacy on 7/25/2014 at 10:34 am
Hey sis…...proud of you keep up the good work. Just and FYI I will be one of the 50 closest friend of Kristina that will be at the all night kegger
.......don’t tell Kristina because she does not know…....shhhh!! Talk to you soon. Call when you can. I will inform dad of your progress.
Sandy
Posted by: Sandy on 7/24/2014 at 7:12 pm
Congratulations to the entire team! It sounds like and looks like you’re having the time of your lives!
Rest up, eat some good food, sleep well, & continue with this fabulous journey!
Chris and Adam, thank you for taking such good care of this fabulous team !
Love you Paul!
Posted by: Susan Matthews on 1/28/2019 at 2:53 pm
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